Cris Collinsworth and Mike Tirico (Photo via NBC)
Cris Collinsworth can be quite the strange guy at times because he says whatever is on his mind, and much of the time, it has nothing to do with football.
During Sunday Night Football, the crew discussed Chiefs fullback Carson Steele’s ownership of a pet alligator.
Cris Collinsworth really took a liking to this story and got animated as he started thinking about someone breaking into his home and seeing an alligator inside.
Social media thought this was quite weird.
cris collinsworth is really hung up on thie alligator
— Bill DiFilippo (@billdifilippo) September 23, 2024
no one:
not a single soul:
Cris Collinsworth: hey what do you think it would be like to break into that guy’s house
— Jeremy (@JeromeyR0me) September 23, 2024
I wonder if Cris Collinsworth is still thinking about breaking into Carson Steele’s parents’ home.
— Mick Shaffer (@mickshaffer) September 23, 2024
I wonder if Cris Collinsworth is still thinking about breaking into Carson Steele’s parents’ home.
— Mick Shaffer (@mickshaffer) September 23, 2024
Cris Collinsworth, “Could you imagine breaking into his house?” lmaooo
— zach (@MyLambeau) September 23, 2024
CRIS COLLINSWORTH: Can you imagine breaking into his house?
MIKE TIRICO: I-what?
CRIS COLLINSWORTH: Maybe going through his fridge? What do you think is in there?
MIKE TIRICO: I don-
CRIS COLLINSWORTH: I’d try on his clothes. Why not? What do you have to lose? pic.twitter.com/2bViHIrFY7
— Mike Beauvais (@MikeBeauvais) September 23, 2024
Cris Collinsworth trying to get the “seeing an alligator while breaking into a house” joke off and Mike Tirico not letting him 😂
— DK the Kollector (@KongKollector) September 23, 2024
Cris Collinsworth is infatuated w/ this alligator that Carson Steele owns ..
“Can you imagine breaking into his house?” 🥴
“Can you imagine seeing an alligator in the house, nobody home, a friend has a key & needs to get something and there’s an alligator on the couch”🥴 #SNF pic.twitter.com/b0k2bZrZcj
— N91 (@N0zzy_) September 23, 2024
In the meantime, according to The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand, Cris Collinsworth is reportedly nearing a deal with NBC Sports to remain as the lead NFL game analyst through the end of the decade.
The agreement means Collinsworth would call two more Super Bowls and analyze NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” prime-time games alongside Mike Tirico through the 2029-2030 season.
According to Marchand, his current deal has him bringing in $12.5 million a year.
His new deal is expected to be a four-year agreement. The financial part has not yet been released.
If we had to guess, his numbers should be somewhere around what CBS’s Tony Romo and ESPN’s Troy Aikman bring in, which is $18 million a year with their respective deals.
Former NFL quarterback Tom Brady earns $37.5 million a year with Fox.
Cris Collinsworth has been in the broadcast booth for more than three decades.
